Tasting #53: Penelope Bourbon Tasting

Tasting #53: Penelope Bourbon Tasting

by | Jul 22, 2020 | Tastings

Tasting #53: Penelope Bourbon Tasting

On Wednesday, June 10th, the Saratoga Whiskey Club had its 53rd tasting. The focus of this tasting was whiskey from Penelope Bourbon, a newer Bourbon company based in New Jersey. We had both founders join us online to go over the history the brand and how the whiskey is sourced and bottled. It was great having the Penelope team online to walk us through the whiskey and history.

Here is what we tasted:

  • Penelope Bourbon
  • Penelope Bourbon Cask Strength
  • Penelope Bourbon Cask Strength finished in Oloroso Sherry Cask
  • Penelope Bourbon Cask Strength finished in a PX Sherry Cask

50 members were online using Zoom for this really fun tasting.

For scores, please visit our Scores page.

Tasting #52: Clyde May’s

Tasting #52: Clyde May’s

by | May 14, 2020 | Tastings

Tasting #52: Clyde May’s

On Wednesday, May 13th, the Saratoga Whiskey Club had its 52nd tasting. The focus of this tasting was whiskey from Clyde May’s in Alabama. We had a special guest for this virtual tasting. LC May, the grandson of Clyde May, joined us online to go over the history of his grandfather and how the brand became to be. It was great having LC online to walk us through the whiskey and history.

Here is what we tasted:

  • Clyde May’s Original Alabama Style Whiskey
  • Clyde May’s Straight Bourbon Whiskey
  • Clyde May’s Straight Rye Whiskey
  • Clyde May’s Special Reserve Whiskey 110 Proof
  • Clyde May’s Cask Strength Alabama Style Whiskey 120 Proof
  • Clyde May’s Cask Strength Straigh Bourbon Whiskey 117 Proof

50 members were online using Zoom for this tasting.

For scores, please visit our Scores page.

Tasting #50: American Whiskey

Tasting #50: American Whiskey

by | Apr 16, 2020 | Tastings

Tasting #50: American Whiskey

On Wednesday, April 15th, the Saratoga Whiskey Club had its 50th tasting! It’s quite the milestone for our club. Too bad it had to be online, but during these uncertain times….

The tasting’s focus was different styles of American Whiskey. We had 7 different releases to taste from. It was a great tasting of whiskey from so many different distilleries with individual tasting profiles.

Here is what we tasted:

  • High Wire Distilling New Southern Revival Rye
  • Michter’s Toasted Barrel Sour Mash
  • St. George’s Baller Single Malt
  • Heaven Hill Bottled in Bond Bourbon
  • Maker’s Mark RC6 Limited Release
  • Westward Astor Pick Single Malt
  • Larceny Barrel Proof Bourbon

30 members were online using Zoom for this tasting.

Please check out our Scores page! Cheers.

Tasting #43: Blind Bottled In Bond

Tasting #43: Blind Bottled In Bond

by | Dec 26, 2019 | Tastings

Tasting #43: Blind Bottled In Bond

On Wednesday, December 18th, the Saratoga Whiskey Club had its 43rd tasting! The theme of this tasting was a Blind Bottled In Bond tasting. We not only did this blind (not knowing the names of the whiskies), but people had different placemats too so nobody could compare with each other. 27 members were in attendance for this outing!

Here is a list of the whiskies we tasted:

  • Evan Williams Bottled In Bond
  • JTS Brown Bottled In Bond
  • Old Grand Dad Bottled In Bond
  • Barton’s 1792 Bottled In Bond
  • George Dickel Bottled In Bond
  • Colonel EH Taylor Small Batch Bottled In Bond
  • Early Times Bottled In Bond

It was a fantastic night of tasting different Bourbons and Tennessee whiskies that were all Bottled In Bond. A really fun format that we will continue doing for sure. 

Check out the scores! Scores

Cheers!

Tasting #39: Annual Club Dinner

Tasting #39: Annual Club Dinner

by | Aug 19, 2019 | Tastings

Tasting #39: Annual Club Dinner

On Wednesday, August 14, 2019, the Saratoga Whiskey Club held its annual dinner feast.  The theme for this year was whiskey finished in a variety of different casks.  We had 48 people in attendance for this great evening of outdoor dining and tasting.  The weather cooperated for us which was nice!

Here is a list of the whiskies we tasted and the food that they were paired with:

  • We started with a Rye Lemonade Cocktail
  • Writers Tears Florio Marsala Cask Finish – Paired with Jerk Shrimp & Pineapple Skewers and Chicken Satay with Siracha Aioli
  • Sagamore Spirit Port Finished Rye – Paired with an Arugula Salad with Port Poached Pears & Roquefort
  • Highland Park Twisted Tattoo 16 Year – Paired with Lobster Sliders and Greek Israeli Cous Cous Salad
  • Bardstown Bourbon’s Phifer Pavitt Reserve – Paired with Braised Brisket with Bourbon Peach Glaze, Summer Succotash and Honey Jalapeno Cornbread
  • Limestone Branch Yellowstone Limited Edition 2018 – Paired with Whiskey Bacon Brownies

A big shout out to Airstream Catering for providing us with the food for this dinner!

Scores can be found on our Score page.

And here’s to another great annual dinner!!  Cheers.